Photo of CM handing out money taken on Jan 3 – MACC
KOTA KINABALU: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has clarified that the viral photo showing Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Mohd Shafie Haji Apdal handing out money to public during the Kimanis byelection, was actually recorded on January 3 in Sandakan.
MACC in a statement stated that, the event on January 3 in Sandakan was a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Sandakan Airport and not the Kimanis by-election, as claimed in the photos that went viral in social media.
MACC also found that the event was a charity program for the public after Friday prayers at the Masjid Datuk Pangeran Galpam Sandakan that was officiated by the Chief Minister.